• The Original Moto G (XT1032) Gets Its Android 4.4.4 Over-The-Air Update

  The original Moto X is getting Android 4.4.4! Well, at least one of them is. The Moto G actually had at least eight different variants designed for various global markets in 3G and LTE flavors. If you happen to have the XT1032 model, which is the most common international 3G-only version, you might…

• The 2014 Moto G has a soak test coming, too

  We've got wind that the 2014 Moto G has a soak test in preparation, so be on the lookout for some sort of software update for the best budget smartphone ever made. Just like the soak for its bigger brother the Moto X , we're not exactly sure what might be coming. But we know all of us with a…

• Sony Tells Users To Chill Out: Xperia Phones Don't Contain Spyware From Baidu

  Over the last week there have been a rash of reports that folder with labels mentioning the Chinese search engine Baidu have been appearing on phones. The most obvious and prominent examples have been Sony's new Xperia Z3 series of phones and others running KitKat. Many users (and media outlets)…

• Google Play Newsstand Update Adds A Few More Material Design User Interface Tweaks [APK Download]

  If you're as frustrated at Google's somewhat inconsistent implementation of the new Material Design user interface as our own Liam Spradlin, you'll be happy to see the latest small change to the Google Play Newsstand app. Newsstand got its major Material re-design early last month , but…

• From the Editor's Desk: Compromise ...

  It's a working weekend here (and you don't have to go far to figure out what it is we're working on), so I'm going to keep things short this week. But something that keeps bouncing around my brain is compromise. It's almost a cliche, but it's as true as ever. In every sort of…

• This is the T-Mobile Personal CellSpot

  In a world where smartphones are much more than devices we use to make phone calls with, T-Mobile has created a device that will help keep you connected to the internet and make phone calls even when your cellular network might be out of range. Enter the T-Mobile Personal CellSpot, introduced at…